IT Manager Job Trends in Glasgow

IT Manager
Scotland > Glasgow

The median IT Manager salary in Glasgow is £58,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 51 116
Rank change year-on-year +19 +65 -33
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Manager 20 20 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 2.93% 2.75% 0.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.22% 2.84% 0.85%
Number of salaries quoted 12 12 8
10th Percentile £30,750 £38,750 £55,125
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,625 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £51,750 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year +13.53% -11.91% +20.20%
75th Percentile £66,250 £68,750 £64,972
90th Percentile £70,000 £77,750 £71,625
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +19.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title 622 704 1,181
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.20% 96.84% 98.01%
Number of salaries quoted 366 327 471
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,900 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £64,875
90th Percentile £85,000 £92,500 £76,250
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.18% +4.76% -6.25%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Glasgow

IT Manager
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Glasgow

IT Manager
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Glasgow over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for IT Manager in Glasgow

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, IT Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 7 (35.00%) ITIL
2 5 (25.00%) Business Development
2 5 (25.00%) IT Strategy
2 5 (25.00%) Problem Management
3 4 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 4 (20.00%) Major Incident Management
3 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 4 (20.00%) ServiceNow
4 3 (15.00%) Business Strategy
4 3 (15.00%) Lead Generation
4 3 (15.00%) Technology Strategy
4 3 (15.00%) Telesales
5 2 (10.00%) ITSM
5 2 (10.00%) Microsoft
5 2 (10.00%) Strategic Planning
6 1 (5.00%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (5.00%) Asset Management
6 1 (5.00%) Avaya
6 1 (5.00%) Budget Management
6 1 (5.00%) Change Management
6 1 (5.00%) Cisco
6 1 (5.00%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (5.00%) Customer Experience
6 1 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (5.00%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (5.00%) Digital Enablement
6 1 (5.00%) Genesys

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.00%) Unified Communications
General
1 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (20.00%) Law
3 3 (15.00%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (5.00%) Finance
4 1 (5.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.00%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (5.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.00%) Cyber Security Posture
1 1 (5.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (35.00%) ITIL
2 5 (25.00%) Business Development
2 5 (25.00%) IT Strategy
2 5 (25.00%) Problem Management
3 4 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (20.00%) Incident Management
3 4 (20.00%) Major Incident Management
3 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (20.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 3 (15.00%) Business Strategy
4 3 (15.00%) Lead Generation
4 3 (15.00%) Technology Strategy
4 3 (15.00%) Telesales
5 2 (10.00%) ITSM
5 2 (10.00%) Strategic Planning
6 1 (5.00%) Asset Management
6 1 (5.00%) Change Management
6 1 (5.00%) Service Management
6 1 (5.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (5.00%) Supplier Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (20.00%) ServiceNow
2 2 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (5.00%) Avaya
3 1 (5.00%) Cisco
3 1 (5.00%) Genesys